Revolving truck loading structure



Nov. 3, 1931. R. R SCHMIDT l 1,830,373

REVOLVING' TRUCK LODING STRUCTURE Fi1 ed Feb. 6. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .Evy 156/117112# Nov. 3, 1931. R R, SCHMIDT 1,830,373

REVOLVING TRUCK LOADING STRUCTURE Filed Feb. e, 1923 2 sheets-sheet 2 v llil lll'l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll nn- Zay 71? n/affidi Patented Nov. v;*17931 I* Vnot; R. scrmrn'r,'orgEtMHURs'nNnw Yom;

yk. nEVogLvrnG manen LQADING. srnncfrrtn Ailcaltipn; md vFebruary e, 1929;' serial Nq 337,855'.

j This 'invention relates to 'trucks and more particularly refers i Vtfopimprovements. in trucks used. for the 'itransportationofgbottled Y goodsand otherf productswhiohj'areflilrely to' 'bei of" an 'assorted character, 4rireqniring`i proper select-ionfortlieirfdelivery: AWhen lan ordinaryplaftform truck is yused f for L'the transportation and1 deliveryo'f bev-V orages ,and otherfb'ottle'd products which are i@ generally 'packed'in,Casesa thec'ases'are gen-f era-'lly placed on'the platform'one on top'of the other; andunless'gre'at careise'ercised in the rloading,` this malesjit diiicultto' reach ythose products s Which'fmustibe delivered4 irst ,'E it they happen l to have* been loaded under oifbpehind other'prodlflcts which have `Vtoy be,

deliveredat alatertime.' 'A I 44 Asidefromthe -diliiciiltydn 'loading and l unloading When goodsjof-th'e character specvilied arehandled, itzlsialso objectionable v1n rpractice to place onecase'on't'op another', because '.bottlebrealrag 1;1 Y'"lAgnoth'er*factor-fvivhich yInilitates against is'the relatively hand;practicalConsidera-y C' tions make itfdes'irableto use a ytrnck struc'- ture properof the standard type,j"becansea specially.' built chassis fvould necessarily ref sulty iria relatively higlifjco'st" of production.l

Y 3 haveaceordinglyfconceived and `desgnfd i Sr'eelel'` type @Hoeders Structurerwhich anagacsssibiiay of' differs;

I4 vthepivork?attached toloading delivering. The primary object; of thisv invention isfto proyide'afnovel type-oftrnck 'consisting of 5 chassisofostandard constructi'onyand 'assurV perstructure mountedfon :said chassis. r com# prising` a Ferris 'Wheel' assembly of *loading crates ork platforms rotatably `mountedfo'nga supporting'fframe; thisgarrangement permit'-y .tinggof anyone crate' or platform being read;y

j due to this canse Two possible embodiments of my inven?Y ytheL us'efoif'v trucksfof the ordinaryy type for .Y the lading'lof bottle'dgoods"7 li'inited-platfrmfspace "available on the averj age^truck. l' v v '0n theother *my 'invention' in a somewhaty modifiedfform ytruck with partsof theoperating mechanism ilybron'ght to one side of the truck to loading orl unloading position. I Another object is to provide in combinationfwith a'loading structure of theFerris Wheel type comprising a plurality opivotf ally'mounted loading crates or platforms, one or more stationary platforms permitting of utilizing the centralspace of the structure so as to increase 'the loading capacity of the truck onto whichy the structure is mounted'. *Y l A further object. is to provide in a re'-v volving trrick loading structure of the char vacter Vspee'iied, means for operating the v structures() as to readily bring the desired 65 cratefor platform to loading or unloading position,` and means for locking the structure in any one of its angular operative positions. l p' Other objects and advantages of the-presV ent invention will more V.hilly appear as the description proceeds `and Willfbe setforth and claimed 'in the appended. claims.

tion' are shown in the' drawings in Whichfy Eig. l,` 1s aside elevation of atruck equlppedwith my improved type of revolving'y struc- Fig.` `2is`a` cross sectionalfview of the same through line2-2 of Fig. l;v y e f r ,Fig. 3 isa rearelevation thereof;

i Fig. l is ajfragmentary longitudinalse tionthrough the central'part of the structurei; I Fig-:5. is

a fragmentary cross section show- S5 Ving the use ofrotatinfg platforms vin place @fthe @rateslwwn in Fie 2 s- Y yrre'. ,e is ja sigas, elevation Orga tiene f equipped Withna'nother :structure embodying 90 ffllig( 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal' sec- `t'ion{' through the central part offsaid structuregqand v f Y Fig. 8 Vis `a'rear view 'in elevation of the i removed) y r fReferring'to the arrangement illustrated inlligs.y lto' 5, 10I designates an ordinary motori,V the. chassisof `Which has aportion 11 eztendingrearwardly of the drivers Cab 12.

t the'front end ofpsaid rearwardly extending portion of the chassis is mounted a stand 13 and at the.rear end is lmountedl a sim-y ilar stand 14 connected thereto vby. a stationary shaft 15. l

of the stand but vspaced therefrom isffixed a frame such .as l-.zhaving an inwardlyv ex` rtending upper 'lip' 17 and anv inwardly ex- Y tending lower lip 18.

A stationary platform 119 is Supported bylfl and extends in a' longitudinal-direction between the two upper ll'ips'vl'ff and another wider platform 2O is similarlyy supported by vand extends between thejlower lips V18.

"In the-v space interveningv between each frame 16` and the, adjoining stand, a ldisk A member 21, 22, is rotatably inountedionl shaft 1.5L. L'Sfaiddisk members are connected lto each Yother at circumferentially Y ,spaced intervals by'frods '23 forming. a trotatable cagestrucy ture therewith. i

From -eacli rod kis pivotallysuspended a crate such as shown Aat 24extending forthe entire length ofthef cage, forming a 'Ferris wheel lstructure therewith. When the cage structure is rotated `around sha-ft 15, the loading crates 24 always remain in a vertical position .diie to thelaction of gravity. so thatv Whenever za' load is carried thereby, it will remain atall timessupportedby aliorizontal vantagcs particularly vin connection with theV hand'lingjof'bottled goods.- To ,begin with,

the `total vloading surface ofthe crates is ,40 considerably greater than the surface of an surface. The heightkand width of the crates are such as to permit rotatory movement of the entire structure without interference between adjoining cratesas will be understood.

lThis type of structure aords many adordinary platform, in spiteof the lfact that fthe width ofthe structure is much less than thatof sucha platform. Y l,

Tofthisloadingsuiface is added tliesurface of stationary platforms 19Land20, which further increase the useful loading space and which permit of transporting a full loadv without placing casesone on top of the other.

VYAinother and important advantage l'istliat the various products can .'begseparated by loading them in diierentcratesand that an y' one of them c anfbc made instantlyaccegv fsible; by turning lraround.the cage'Y structure v Y untill" the rdesired cratehas 1been broughtben on vthe 'sameior removerthem therefrom. f

, virtue' vof this varrangement a practically-l automatic gradual. displacement of one crate sides the operator, who can then place. cases by another may be had-when loading or yun-A lcading. f 1n fact, assuming vthat all the crates areempty and thaty one ofthe crates suchias f 24v for instance, is in a convenient position for being loadedfrom the side .of the truck,

as soon V as the load is placed on v'said crate the structure will become unbalanced and will Y At each end of said shaft, in proximity rotate ina clockwise .direction until crate124 has reached the lowermost position; so that the next crate 24' will then be in position for loading'. Y A i Y As soonas said rcrate 24 is'also loaded, the structure willra'gain rotate in order to balance" the 'load until the next crate isin positionY for loading and so on until halfof the crates have been loaded. At thispoint, the angular Vdisplacement of the rotating struc- .ture necesary to bring the remaining crates i'vitliin reach may be producedrby hand, by the operato-r grasping thel rods 23, the weight never being unbalanced enough` to prevent thismanualoperation; y

,It is .also.possible.,.to'reta-inl the rotatingl structure' at any one of afnuinberA offangular positions,` bylproviding the rear disk member 22 with anumber of circumferentially spaced perforations 25 withiniwhichmaybe inserted `a' stop pin 26 projectingthroughpa 'lug 27 vThe individual loadcarriedby each crate is relatively limited andtlierefore theentire structure may be madeofa weight not exceeding that of ari-ordinary A4truck platform or body; `so .that the net-'load Vca .pacity .of .the truck .is not decreased for thesame gross load. U The loadingelements may assume different tob'e handled; for instance,'fit is possiblemstead of crates to use flat platforms., vsuchas shown vat 28 .i/ri'vFig.V 5 in thiscase morespace is madezavailable for handling goods loaded orto be loadeduponthe cent-rall stationary Vplatforms'.

The`,.accessibility of 'the s tatjionaryzplatforms maybe furtherincreased .adopting anv arrangement such .asfshown'in Figs. 6 to 8 in' which `11 ,designatesv the 'rearward Aextension vof the `truckpchassist Like in the `previous case `two stands 29,130 aremounted upon a chassis one at the rearVof-the driversicabr and the other one at the ,rearendof the chassis. i i A stationary shaft 3 1 extends betweenthe two stands and like in the previous case, the

saine carries two frames'such as 32 each provided f' with an inwardlydirected yupper lip 33 and an inwardly Vdirected lowerlip 34 on which are mounted longitudinal stationary j fornisaccording to the nature oftheprofducts Y iso .iro

' tively'v The man@ ofjshafifii will therei fore cause disk members 37, 38 to' rotate simulltaneously at tliefsame speed.r

' `Each disk member is provided with'a plu- A rality of pins or studs `44' arranged along ra v circumference at'evenlyspaced intervals, said pins or studs projecting inwardly of said disk members and providing a pivotal suspension ffor the two end walls 45, 460i each crate 4:7.

' f be 4experienced in `such as 23 running 'Infthis type of structurel there are norods 'for they entire length of the structure 'and therefore'less diculty will reaching` they, load placed upon the central platforms. 4 'y The device maybe operated in any? suitable "fof the rear stand 30 and by connecting said lsprocketto another sprocket 49 mounted on 20,;

shaft-:4l by means 'of a chain 50. Y

f stationary shaft mounted means for locking said end members at various angular positions, and Ymeans for simultaneously rotating said two, end members.

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ymannerdor instance, by providing a rotat-v` vablyv mounted sprocket 48v at the lower end Sprocket 48 maybe fixed on afshait 51k i which also carries a manually/'operable handle or lever 52 and a notched wheel 53. A manually operable pawl' member tpivotally inountedat 55 on thestand 30 is provided with a lug 56 adapted to project within one of the notches 57 of wheel 53,'so'that saidpawlmember. may be'usedto lock the entire structure f at any desired angular position.

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. It will be observed that the loading surface vor eachlcrate or platform is always placed a certain distance from its pivotal point of support in order to permit the action of grav# ity to properly take place.

y It isobvious that the construction of my device may be modifiedin its various details without departing fromethe inventivev idea;

the drawings will therefore ybe understood as being intended forfillustrative purposes only land noty in a limiting sense.

I accordingly reserve the right to carry my f y invention into practice in'all thoseways and manners which may enter,

fairly, `into the scope ofthe appended claims. y

A vI claim: V Y v j f I i 1. A vtruck comprisinga chassis, a frontk d and a rear stand mounted on said chassis, a

stationary shaft mountedon said stands, two

end members rotatably/mounted on said 50 loading` units pivotally a plurality of circumferentially spaced depending froniand end members, means sima,

extending. between vsaid for'lockingsaid end membersat-various an# g i gular positions and means-for simultaneously operating said end members. Y

. Y `2. truckv comprising a chassis, a front f anda rear stand mountedfon said chassis, two Y 1 end members rotatably 'mounted-upon said Ushaft',"a plurality loading units of circumferentially spaced r`rextending between said end members, a stan triona'ry loading unit fixed upon said shaft,

feirtending between two said end members and pivotally'depending fromand --ineans for simultaneouslyl rotatingsaid two l endinembersj -Y j l of circumferentiallyspaced" 

